American fighter F-18 shot down the Syrian fighter Su-22. Syrian Su-22, shot down on Sunday 40 kilometers from Syrian Rakki, was bombing alongside the soldiers of the "Forces of Democratic Syria" (SDS). This is stated in the message of the headquarters of the US-led international coalition. - At 18:43 local time, the aircraft of the Syrian regime Su-22 dropped bombs near the SDF positions. In accordance with the rules of self-defense, he was immediately shot down by the American fighter F / A-18E Super Hornet, - reads the text of the message.

At the same time, the coalition stressed that "they do not seek a conflict with the Syrian regime, Russian or regime-backing forces." At the same time, the headquarters announced its readiness to protect its partners.